Grade of INC (Incomplete) & FIN (Incomplete Changed to F)
INC Grade
A grade of INC is given in lieu of a grade only in exceptional circumstances for students who have been doing satisfactory work and have been unable to complete course requirements. While students must fulfill their academic obligation no later than the last day of classes of the following semester, faculty have the discretion to set an earlier due date for completion. This ensures sufficient time to evaluate work and submit the grade change before unresolved INCs convert to FINs. Internal deadlines for students and faculty are published each term in the academic calendar. In extraordinary circumstances, the deadline may be extended one additional year with the approval of the Dean of Academic Programs or the Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management.
Incomplete grades that are not resolved within the above-mentioned time period will be changed to a FIN grade on the last day of classes of the following semester. No credit is awarded for Incompletes that have not been appropriately resolved. A maximum of three grades of Incomplete may be converted to regular grades during the course of a student’s enrollment in graduate studies at John Jay College. In rare circumstances, more than three grades of Incomplete may be converted to regular grades with the approval of the Dean of Academic Programs or the Vice President for Enrollment Management.
Once a student has completed their outstanding coursework, they should follow up with their professor to ensure that the proper form was submitted to the Office of the Registrar. Only faculty members are permitted to submit this form to the Office of the Registrar.
FIN Grade
The grade of FIN (Incomplete Changed to F) is assigned when a grade of INC lapses to an F. The grade of INC (Incomplete) should be given by the instructor, in consultation with the student, only when there is a reasonable expectation that the student can successfully complete the remaining course requirements.
It is a temporary grade awarded when the final grade cannot yet be determined for reasons other than those related to the Procedures for Imposition of Sanctions under the Board’s Academic Integrity Policy.
The grade of INC lapses to an FIN no later than the last day of the following semester, or its equivalent in calendar time, exclusive of the Summer Term/Session.